(Fee to be paid for each objection raised on a question is Rs. 300/- and the same is refundable for valid objection only. The decision of the committee on validity of the objection is final and no further correspondence is entertained.)

To be eligible for admission into a course, the candidate
Must have passed the Qualifying Examination as mentioned in the Information Booklet, and must have qualified in APPGCET-2026 Test conducted by the Sri Venkateswara University in the concerned subject in which admission is sought. For administrative reasons, the Convener may, conduct the entrance test before the publication of the results of the qualifying examination concerned. But qualifying at the Entrance Test alone does not confer any right of admission into a course. In addition to being qualified at the Common Entrance Test, a candidate will be eligible for admission only if he/she passes the qualifying examination before the commencement of admissions process. He / She must submit the necessary documents at the time of counseling.
Note: The memorandum of marks and Pass Certificates of the qualifying examination are not called for along with the application form and the eligibility of the candidates is not verified / decided at the time of appearing for the Entrance Test. Hence, even if candidates are qualified in the Entrance test, they shall not have any right for admission unless they fulfill the eligibility criteria as laid down in the rules. Candidates are advised to ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria for admission to the course he/she has applied, before appearing to the Common Entrance Test.
Note: The candidates who have passed an examination other than B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. must ensure their eligibility/equivalence before appearing for the Entrance Test.

Before submission of online application, the candidates must keep ready the scanned copies of latest passport size colour photograph, his/her signature, the certificates of caste, income (If applicable), EWS (if applicable), Aadhaar number and PH certificate (If applicable). These scanned copies have to be uploaded while filling up online application. The candidate has to login to website https://cets.apsche.ap.gov.in using their registration ID, registered mobile number and date of birth to fill and submit the Online Application. Before submitting the online application, the candidate must view and verify the application to ensure that all the entries, including the uploaded photograph and the signature, are correct. The candidate must also take a print out of the application for future reference. The candidate will be held personally responsible for any incorrect/inconsistent entries in the online application form. The University reserves the right to cancel the admission at any stage, if the particulars furnished by the candidate are found to be incorrect.
Note: It is proposed to issue ID cards to all admitted candidates in University Colleges by incorporating relevant data, including the photograph, uploaded by the candidates themselves at the time of online submission of application. It is proposed that the same cards be used at colleges and hostels. Therefore, the candidates are advised to be careful while uploading the data, including photograph.

• The APPGCET shall be conducted by the Convener of APPGCET and shall be held on such dates and at centers as may be specified by the State Council in consultation with APPGCET Committee.
• The Convener of APPGCET shall give a notification in at least two leading national daily newspapers (one vernacular and one English), calling for the applications in the prescribed form, from the candidates satisfying the eligibility criteria as laid down in Rule I(1).
• The notification, among other things, shall indicate the cost of application and entrance test fee, the last date for receipt of the duly filled-in applications and the date of conduct of APPGCET.
• The medium of APPGCET shall be English for all the programs other than the languages and for language related Post Graduate Programs the medium of the APPGCET will be the respective language itself.
• The subjects and syllabus of APPGCET for each PG Program shall be as prescribed by the APPGCET Committee.
• The minimum qualifying marks for ranking in APPGCET shall be 35% of maximum marks. However, “there shall be no minimum qualifying marks for the candidate belonging to the category of Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes for ranking”.
• There shall be no re-totaling, re-valuation or personal identification of response sheets (Answer Scripts) of the Common Entrance Test.
• Mere appearance at the Common Entrance Test does not automatically entitle a candidate to be considered for entry into Post Graduate Programs unless the candidate secures a rank in APPGECET and satisfied the admission requirements of the concerned University / Government including marks to be obtained in the qualifying examinations.
• If any ambiguity or doubt arises in the interpretation or implementation of any of these rules the decision of the Competent Authority shall be final.

Candidates satisfying the following requirements shall be eligible to appear for APPGCET:

• The candidate should be of Indian Nationality.
• The candidate should satisfy ‘local’/non-local’ status requirements as for the orders of the Govt. of AP for 2026-27.
• The candidate should have passed or appeared for the final year of relevant under graduate or equivalent examination to seek admission into the Post Graduate Programs and its relevant specialization.
• The list of Post Graduate (PG) Programs offered by the institutions and the eligibility criteria to each of the programs will be notified in details along with notification of APPGCET for various categories such as
  CATEGORY I: PG Program in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
  CATEGORY II: PG Programs in Commerce and Education
  CATEGORY III: PG Programs in Sciences